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Solidarity with partners in Ukraine – consequences for science and the humanities
The Alliance regards the Russian invasion as an attack on the fundamental values of freedom, democracy and self-determination, which in turn provide the basis for academic freedom and opportunities for academic cooperation. The organisations of the Alliance have long…
A boost for CRISPR research
CRISPR technologies are tools used for genome editing, among other things. Often referred to as "gene scissors", these tools derive from immune systems that protect bacteria from invading viruses. When applied, CRISPR technologies are often based on single proteins such…
Infectious agent offers protection against liver cancer
"Our Listeria -based vaccine delivers tumour-specific antigens while rapidly and efficiently activating an immune response that actively targets the liver tumour. As a result, the activated immune system keeps the growth of the liver tumour under control," explains Dr…
Antiviral and anti-inflammatory
An important task of the human immune system is to maintain the critical balance between efficient defence against a pathogen on the one hand and protection of affected tissues on the other. Disease patterns of viral infections are often characterised by "too much"…
Spin-off project Myxobiotics gains support from new incubator INCATE
First preclinical studies support cystobactamids as rapidly bactericidal, resistance-breaking drugs, which could become a powerful tool in fighting hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia and bloodstream infections caused by resistant strains of…
Moonlighting protein makes a hospital germ harmful
In our interview, Wulf Blankenfeldt explains what makes the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium so dangerous, why he has never lost interest in the function of PqsE for over two decades - and how he was able to report the moonlighting of this protein. Professor…
Three HZI scientists are among the most cited in their research fields
Prof Alice McHardy heads the department “Computational Biology of Infection Research” at BRICS (Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology), a joint facility of the HZI and the Technische Universität Braunschweig. With the help of computational methods, she…
Honorary Doctorate for Dirk Heinz
The Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) , founded in Würzburg in 2017, pursues an innovative approach: It links research on ribonucleic acids (RNA) with infection biology. HIRI is a site of the Braunschweig Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research…
SORMAS is finalist for Zayed Sustainability Prize 2023
The Zayed Sustainability Prize promotes small and medium-sized enterprises as well as nonprofit organizations and schools for sustainable achievements in the categories of health, nutrition, energy, water and secondary schools. The SORMAS open-source digital platform…
Six Teams receive 1.5 Million Euros each for the development of new antiviral agents
Since the COVID 19 pandemic, we know: Viruses are a threat to human health worldwide. Despite the considerable success of vaccines, antiviral drugs are also needed to help sufferers. For many viral diseases there are still no effective drugs or therapeutic treatments.…
